Pandora Tomorrow Online

UO Staff Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 524 Location: Atlanta

For those of us not in the know (including me), the expansion to Splinter Cell, Pandora Tomorrow, will be online capable. Not only is this a big shock (how are they gonna do it?) but an even bigger blow was delivered in a Computer and Video Games article: It's going to be on the Cube, with online capabilities et al! Considering Nintendo's track record, or lack thereof, of online gaming, it's impressive news for all GCN fans. Head to the forums and let us know what you think of this surprising turn of events.

Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2003 4:02 pm

online play will be something like this:

youre not playing as Sam Fisher. you can choose between a member of ShadowNet (spies) or ARGUS (mercenaries)

its not going to be an ordinary shooter. stealth and infiltration are the keywords (like singleplayer). max 4 players in game (1v1, 2v2, 3v1)

both teams are really different from eachother (4 sam fishers against eachother would be boring; using shadows for instance would be useless cuz of nightvision)
the spies have to infiltrate using hi tech gadgets to accomplish certain objectives. mercenaries have to prevent this.

the spies can carry 4 gadgets at a time. they carry a non-lethal weapon (electroshock 'freezes' the enemy for a period of time) + they can engage the enemy from behind and grab his throath (great detail: at that moment you can communicate with your enemy via headset!)
furthermore they can use all sorts of objects like beams to hang on, walls airvents etc to be invisible (dynamic lightning is also in MP)
they also leave a bloodtrail after a gunfight. wounds heal so it would be smart to wait a while for a wounded spy

the mercenaries are more or less the reflection of the spies; spies like shadow and small spaces, mercenaries like bright open spaces)
they have a lethal weapon with scope and microphone for intercepting enemy communication and a spotlight
mercenaries have some 'bruteforce' (cant find a really good translation sorry) gadgets like mines (however the spies can 'take over' the mines and can remotely activate the mine)

spies are in 3rd person
mercenaries in 1st person

at the end of the game you can see stats with points for stealth etc. based on that, you can compete in an online competition (ladder system)

there will be different MP modes but there isnt any more info about that

source: PCzone benelux (I translated and summarized the article)

UO Noob Joined: 17 Dec 2003 Posts: 2

oh forgot to login

weird system Smile